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Thanks. Read the entire review. It appears, however, that it is no longer sold. Amazon only had one "seller" offering a new one (for $50 more than original list), and AR's website, which now lists it for only $149 list, has no "sellers" when you click the "where to buy" button. Seems it might be rather risky, since the review pointed out that you needed to program it on their website, which if taken down, would leave the remote rather unusable. Did sound like a good copy of my Harmony 900 though, but I didnt see any features it had that I dont already have.

Seems that Remote Central is behind the times. I assumed that the AR remote was something new, since this was their newest review. I thought it might be a good remote, since it was made by UEI. Seemed to hold some promise.

I went into my local Best Buy and they have the 1100, 900, One, 700 and a 3xx model on the shelves, but no sign of a Harmony Touch. An associate checked in their system and searched several ways, but sees no signs of it in stock or even on the way.

Oh well, I really wanted to get my hands on it to play for 45 days ...

Seems that Remote Central is behind the times. I assumed that the AR remote was something new, since this was their newest review. I thought it might be a good remote, since it was made by UEI. Seemed to hold some promise.

I've had Harmony remotes for years, and have a drawer full of old models, so I used to live at Remote Central. I've found they have not had any "news" for a very long time now, and visit only a few times a year.

I would like a remote that is bluetooth capable, RF, and IR. Would love to see it have wi-fi capabilities also. This would be able to connect to anything from your PS3 or and HTPC to and old RCA CRT. 1 remote for EVERYTHING!

It looks like they are positioning this as an upgrade to and replacement for the Harmony One, touting how easy it is to copy settings from the One to the Touch.

They are also obviously proud of the versatility of the touch screen for numeric keys and channel icons, and even Skype integration, and the on-remote customization of the channel icons is nice, much easier than plugging in a USB cable for "minor" chores like this.

The command keys on the screen are now in a vertical scrolling column, so that's different, but after watching the video, I now know why there's no REPLAY and SKIP keys: you don't need 'em!

You SWIPE LEFT on the touch screen for REPLAY, and SWIPE RIGHT for SKIP! You also simply tap the screen for PLAY and PAUSE.

These actually ARE the functions I use most, and as stated in the video, the touch screen is in a perfect thumb location. And you can even customize, right on the remote, the swipe behavior.

(You can even reorder activities directly on the remote.)

AND ... AND... you can import your SEQUENCES from your Harmony One to continue using them! Not sure if you can create new sequences on the fly, but Harmony One users looking for an upgrade will like this.

This video has completely changed my perception on this remote... I really want one now.

I'd still rather have buttons than a touch screen. Just because you make things "fancier", doesn't make them better.

Very true. This remote will have to be held and used to know if it's as good as or better than, and as easy to use, as the layout of the Harmony One/900 remote.

I've been sitting here with my cell phone in my hand playing with left/right swipes, and honestly, I don't think I can swipe right 6 or 8 times (for SKIP FWD) as fast as I can tap a button 6 or 8 times.

I like Drew2K will have to play with this thing before deciding. I love my Harmony One and don't think I could get use to the whole touch swipe thing but i'll wait till I can play with it before making a final judgement.

I like Drew2K will have to play with this thing before deciding. I love my Harmony One and don't think I could get use to the whole touch swipe thing but i'll wait till I can play with it before making a final judgement.

It would have to have a lot better response than my Harmony 900. It misses touchpad taps, and then will turn around and accept one when I am trying to hit the < or > arrow to change pages. Gets rather annoying sometimes.

I know exactly what you mean. I've hit the turn on Directv touch only to find the blu ray turning on instead. I tried to turn off the touch sounds for the bedroom but I never knew if I pressed hard enough so its back on.

I like Drew2K will have to play with this thing before deciding. I love my Harmony One and don't think I could get use to the whole touch swipe thing but i'll wait till I can play with it before making a final judgement.

I would think the whole swipe to skip thing would wear out your thumb very quickly.

I kinda like the minimalist look. If it does everything you'd expect out of a universal, I'm of the mind that fewer buttons is a very good idea.

Of course I can't complain about the cost after what I paid for my MX-880.

I can see all those points.

While we have a very expensive remote in our Home Theater (icon controls) - in the rest of our home...it's tough to beat a $39 Harmony that controls all the equipment in one location with 1-3 keystrokes for many commands.

Very true. This remote will have to be held and used to know if it's as good as or better than, and as easy to use, as the layout of the Harmony One/900 remote.

I've been sitting here with my cell phone in my hand playing with left/right swipes, and honestly, I don't think I can swipe right 6 or 8 times (for SKIP FWD) as fast as I can tap a button 6 or 8 times.

I definitely need to try this out to know for sure.

I agree. I usually end up using the SKIP FWD button on my One much more frequently than FFWD because it's just easier to stack four to five quick button presses and get around the right place to skip the commercial. Swiping four to five times to the right is going to be a pain. I wonder if you can simply tap the right edge of the touch screen to accomplish a SKIP FWD. But, then I worry that you'll get unwanted skips from time to time.

My local Best Buy had two Harmony Touch remotes locked up behind the counter, so I bought one at 10 AM ET this morning to try it out.

I’ve owned many Harmony remotes (300, 360, 520, 550, 676, 700, 880, One, 900) so I’ve had a lot of time to examine the changes in both the hardware and software, and was really looking forward to the Touch, but I can honestly say I see a lot of missed opportunities with this new remote.

The Good

One login at myharmony.com for multiple remotes

Sequences can include up to 10 commands and delays

Charger - holds remote in upright/vertical position; easy to grab and use

The Bad

No client software; requires installation of Silverlight through browser

Battery removal requires disassembly of remote

No motion sensor; have to tap screen or touch a key to turn on backlight and screen

Top edge of remote is not rounded, so digs into heel of your palm

Color keys far too low to be useful; have to really hold remote in awkward position to be able to use thumb on these keys

Hitting PAUSE with left thumb often activates the FAV icon, switching screen to favorites

Hitting PAUSE with right thumb often activates the Home screen, so you leave whatever screen you were on

Access to activities takes more effort than the One and 900: 3 activities per screen before, now one activity per screen; takes 15 swipes to get to my last activity, versus 5 on previous remotes

The setup of the Touch copied settings from my Harmony 900, but misnamed most of my DIRECTV devices, and I can’t rename them

Screen only shows 5 commands at a time, one per row, so waste of space. It could be showing 10 commands at a time!

Swipe actions are only active when the user activates “Gesture” mode. So you have to switch modes to see numbers, see commands, see favorites, or use gestures

The 10-step Sequences are really the best part of the remote, so I’m going to create several sequences and learn them as raw commands to my 900, and then return the Touch.

It’s not comfortable to hold long term, it’s a pain to have to switch into and out of gesture mode, and the accidental touch of the Home and Favorite soft keys makes use of Pause a major nuisance.

I like where Logitech was going with the touch screen and gestures, but this needs a major overhaul, especially for someone who maxes out 15 devices and has as many Activities. I’m sticking with my 900 …